Unit 1: Political Systems, Regimes, and Governments

A sovereign political entity with a defined _, a permanent population, and a government that controls it.

A group of people united by common culture, language, ethnicity, or shared .

The group of people and organizations that exercise political authority and run the .

A state's independent legal authority over a population and territory, free from control.

The capacity to influence, compel, or coerce others into compliance, even against their preferences, through force, coercion, or .